The ministers are expected to study a report on the results of SCO senior officials' efforts to work out a plan for multilateral cooperation in the trade and economic area, according to Mr Zakirov.
The conferees will also discuss member-countries' initiatives on developing trade and economic, and investment cooperation (establishing the single Central Asian market and the fund for regional cooperation development), according to Mr Zakirov.
The ministers will discuss steps to be taken in the first instance to develop regional trade and other economic contacts. Besides, they will sign a memorandum on issues related to the development of regional cooperation within the SCO.
Russian Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Vitaly Savelyev will represent Russia at the meeting.
The SCO was founded on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai at the meeting of the presidents of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrghyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The leaders issues a relevant declaration at the meeting. The organization is headquartered in Beijing.
The SCO anti-terrorist center is based in Kyrghyzstan's capital, Bishkek.
The SCO charter reads that the organization is designed to promote all-round cooperation between the member-nations on an equal and voluntary basis and to ensure stability and security in Central Asia.
